EasyYou should know the basics, how to increase and decrease, and have made at least one project.

IntermediateYou should have worked with a few stitch patterns and should be familiar wtih basic garment shaping.

AdvancedYou should have made several garments in various stitch patters and should comfortable making minor changes to patterns. Advanced is fun and challenging for thinking knitters.

Candace Eisner StrickCandace Eisner Strick has immersed herself in music and knitting most of her life. Now retired from 16 years of teaching cello, she concentrates on designing, writing, and teaching knitting.

Her book, Strick-ly Socks, features a revolutionary and amazingly simple way of knitting socks. Candace is the author of 6 other books, has been published in numerous magazines, and has taught nationally and internationally since 1998. She is the creator of her own line of yarn, Merging Colors, and her own line of patterns under the name of Strickwear (www.strickwear.com).

Candace's students say they not only love learning from her classes but thoroughly enjoy her sense of humor as well. Appropriately, 'strick' means to knit.

Friday 8:30 am - 11:30 am5021 Intermediate Two Colors, Two Hands, Two DirectionsNow you CAN knit with two colors with the right side always facing. Learn how to knit with one color in each hand, and how to go back and forth without turning your work. Helpful to those who wish to knit continental, helpful to those who wish to learn to hold the yarn in their right hand, and helpful to those who are deathly afraid of steeking! Come one, come all; there is something for everybody.

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Friday 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm6202 Advanced Introduction to Strickmuster: The Beautiful Twisted Stitch Patterns of AustriaThese gorgeous patterns wind and twist around each other in complicated and intricate designs but actually are done using only two basic techniques, without the use of a cable needle. Students will learn the basics of left and right traveling stitches.Note: Must be a 'conventional' knitter (ie: knit by taking the stitches off the left needle and transferring them to the right hand needle) in order for this technique to work correctly.

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Saturday 8:30 am - 11:30 am2034 Intermediate The Edge of KnitYou have to bind off anyway, right? Why not make a border at the same time? From sophisticated to funky, you can do two things at one time! Sample six border bind-offs: crochet picot, attached I-cord, applied lace, knit picot, I-cord fringe, and one more mysterious teaser!

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Saturday 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm3108 Intermediate Scallops: They're Not Just for DinnerYou've done mitered squares, you've done diamonds, and now you're looking for some curves, right? Scallops have arrived, and they have nestled into a beautifully shaped shawl. Any yarn, any size needle, and you can customize the colors too. Add some nice techniques to your repertoire along the way.

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Sunday 8:30 am - 11:30 am6103 Intermediate Secrets from the Past: Unusual Stitch Patterns from Historic CounterpanesAntique counterpanes (bedspreads) used many unusual knitting patterns such as knobs, wheat ears, bells, scallop shells, fans, and bay leaves. These beautiful stitch patterns are rarely used in today's knitting, but can be successfully incorporated into contemporary garments and accessories, adding new dimension to your knitting.

Sunday 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm7021 No skills required Kumihimo: The Art of Traditional Japanese BraidingBegin your adventure in this beautiful fiber tradition by making a bracelet with one of the easier braiding techniques. Kumihimo discs will be provided for you to use. Once you learn the possibilities, you will never want to stop! Materials fee: $10 for braiding materials, beads and bracelet clasp.